The Bingham Canyon Mine won't get any deeper, but it might get wider than the current 2.5-mile span of the giant hole Rio ...

In actuality, open-pit mining, or open-cast mining, is an internationally accepted mining technique of extracting surface minerals and shallow ore deposits.

One of the key mine design features to be considered when transitioning from open-cast to underground mining is the need for ventilation and/or refrigeration systems to ensure safe and feasible ...

Mine design and scheduling software applications has progressed with leaps and bounds since my first open pit mine planning assignment some 15 years ago.

Administrative Order No. 2017-10 prohibiting the open-pit method of mining for copper, gold, silver and complex ores in the country remains effective at the turn of the year. This is largely due to ...

The surface mine would generate a total of 588,000 palladium oz and 122 million lb of copper.

Open-pit mining is the most practical and cheap way of extracting minerals, but experts say it is also the method that does the most harm to the environment. With soil extraction, natural vegetation ...

AMLO presented a constitutional reform that prohibits open-pit mining.

On February 28, the Government of Honduras announced an end to open-pit mining of any sort. It would later clarify that this did not pertain to pre-existing mining operations. “The approval of ...

DANVERS, Mass. — Maxam Tire North America Inc. is offering for sale a 63-inch mining tire, the MS453, developed for use in open-pit mines. The new model, in size 53/80R63, complements Maxam's 57-inch ...

Honduras’ new president followed through on a major campaign promise last week, announcing a ban on open-pit mining across the country.